Quicksilver
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Harry Potter › Het - Male/Female
Rating:
Adult
Chapters:
11
Views:
1,909
Reviews:
4
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
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I don't own Harry Potter or any of the related names/ characters, etc. I wish I was earning off of this, but sadly I'm not!!
chapter 10
Quicksilver chapter 10
With NEWTS and the end of the school year, the few weeks following Severus and Elektra’s physical expression of love left them little time to spend together. Elektra was blissfully anticipating the end of school and the opportunity to spend all her time with Severus. Severus however was becoming agitated, not because of his exams, but because of pressure from other sources.
He still had no definite career plans, and no matter how much he loved Elektra, he would have to hurt her one way or another. Should he continue down the Death Eater path, and watch her slowly come to despise him? Or should he cut all ties and risk being killed for desertion? Either way, cowardly as it was, he couldn’t bear to see her in pain because of him.
The NEWTs disappeared in a blur, and 6th year finals were done and dusted too. Elektra looked for Severus on the platform at Hogsmeade, and on the train, but hadn’t seen him anywhere. She found her parents waiting for her at the station, but before she left, she recognised a long streak of black in her peripheral vision.
“Severus!” she called, darting after him. He stopped and turned, flushing slightly.
“Elektra.” He replied softly.
“I’ve been looking everywhere for you, where were you?” she chided gently.
“I was with some friends.” He said shiftily.
“Well, I wanted to see you, to say goodbye properly.” She smiled at him. He looked at her strangely, as if realising something.
“Goodbye Elektra.” He said with a small smile.
She shook her head and stepped up to him, wrapping her arms round his thin frame.
“I meant like this.” She said, leaning up to kiss him, gently at first, but with more passion as she began to forget that they were in public. Severus pulled away, a little embarrassed.
“Goodbye Elektra.” He reiterated, with a slight shake of the head.
“Must you really go so soon?” she asked, disheartened. “I hoped you could at least meet my mum and dad.”
“I have to go, my mum will be relying on me a lot now I have left.” He said, with a slight frown, but he seemed genuinely regretful that he could not linger.
He looked over to where Elektra’s parents were. Regulus had said Mr Marshall was a wizard, but his wife looked like a Muggle. She certainly dressed like one. They seemed rather shocked and amused that their only daughter had just been snogging in public. No doubt they wanted to interview the object of their offspring’s affections. Severus was in one way glad that he had to go. He was in no mood to be subjected to a load of questions and then being deemed unworthy to pursue their daughter. No, this was the best way.
“You’ll write to me though, won’t you Sev?”she asked hopefully.
“Of course Elektra.” He soothed.
“And then we can meet up, yeah?” she asked with such a heartening smile.
“We’ll have to see, I have no idea what I will be doing now.” He replied vaguely.
Elektra didn’t seem bothered by his lack of concrete answers. She snuggled under his faded black Muggle coat, aware that her parents were getting impatient to be going.
“I love you Sev.” She sighed, releasing him from her embrace and pressing a brief kiss to his lips. He caught her hand, gazing into her forest green eyes one more time.
“I love you too Elektra. Never forget it.” He whispered, before being lost in the crowd.
Elektra sent off her father’s owl to Severus the next day. She had wanted to do so as soon as she had got home, but her mother said that was ridiculous and proceeded to ask question after question about the sullen looking boy she had kissed on the platform. She asked Severus all about his career plans, whether he was sill speaking to Avery, how his mother was faring, and if they would be able to meet up. She had very nearly written an essay, but thought better of it so soon.
The owl had returned two days later, but with no note. Elektra assumed he was busy or had found a job and was waiting to tell her more about it. A week later he still hadn’t written.
She wrote Severus another note, asking if he had got the previous letter and if he still wanted to meet up with her. Again the bird had returned without a reply.
Two weeks later, the Marshalls moved house, due to an increase in Death Eater activity near where they lived. Mr Marshall feared for his Muggle wife. Once more Elektra wrote to Severus, telling him her new address, saying she hoped he was safe and well, and all but pleaded for a reply. This time, the owl took a week to return, and with no reply.
That was the week Elektra Marshall’s heart broke clean in two.
With NEWTS and the end of the school year, the few weeks following Severus and Elektra’s physical expression of love left them little time to spend together. Elektra was blissfully anticipating the end of school and the opportunity to spend all her time with Severus. Severus however was becoming agitated, not because of his exams, but because of pressure from other sources.
He still had no definite career plans, and no matter how much he loved Elektra, he would have to hurt her one way or another. Should he continue down the Death Eater path, and watch her slowly come to despise him? Or should he cut all ties and risk being killed for desertion? Either way, cowardly as it was, he couldn’t bear to see her in pain because of him.
The NEWTs disappeared in a blur, and 6th year finals were done and dusted too. Elektra looked for Severus on the platform at Hogsmeade, and on the train, but hadn’t seen him anywhere. She found her parents waiting for her at the station, but before she left, she recognised a long streak of black in her peripheral vision.
“Severus!” she called, darting after him. He stopped and turned, flushing slightly.
“Elektra.” He replied softly.
“I’ve been looking everywhere for you, where were you?” she chided gently.
“I was with some friends.” He said shiftily.
“Well, I wanted to see you, to say goodbye properly.” She smiled at him. He looked at her strangely, as if realising something.
“Goodbye Elektra.” He said with a small smile.
She shook her head and stepped up to him, wrapping her arms round his thin frame.
“I meant like this.” She said, leaning up to kiss him, gently at first, but with more passion as she began to forget that they were in public. Severus pulled away, a little embarrassed.
“Goodbye Elektra.” He reiterated, with a slight shake of the head.
“Must you really go so soon?” she asked, disheartened. “I hoped you could at least meet my mum and dad.”
“I have to go, my mum will be relying on me a lot now I have left.” He said, with a slight frown, but he seemed genuinely regretful that he could not linger.
He looked over to where Elektra’s parents were. Regulus had said Mr Marshall was a wizard, but his wife looked like a Muggle. She certainly dressed like one. They seemed rather shocked and amused that their only daughter had just been snogging in public. No doubt they wanted to interview the object of their offspring’s affections. Severus was in one way glad that he had to go. He was in no mood to be subjected to a load of questions and then being deemed unworthy to pursue their daughter. No, this was the best way.
“You’ll write to me though, won’t you Sev?”she asked hopefully.
“Of course Elektra.” He soothed.
“And then we can meet up, yeah?” she asked with such a heartening smile.
“We’ll have to see, I have no idea what I will be doing now.” He replied vaguely.
Elektra didn’t seem bothered by his lack of concrete answers. She snuggled under his faded black Muggle coat, aware that her parents were getting impatient to be going.
“I love you Sev.” She sighed, releasing him from her embrace and pressing a brief kiss to his lips. He caught her hand, gazing into her forest green eyes one more time.
“I love you too Elektra. Never forget it.” He whispered, before being lost in the crowd.
Elektra sent off her father’s owl to Severus the next day. She had wanted to do so as soon as she had got home, but her mother said that was ridiculous and proceeded to ask question after question about the sullen looking boy she had kissed on the platform. She asked Severus all about his career plans, whether he was sill speaking to Avery, how his mother was faring, and if they would be able to meet up. She had very nearly written an essay, but thought better of it so soon.
The owl had returned two days later, but with no note. Elektra assumed he was busy or had found a job and was waiting to tell her more about it. A week later he still hadn’t written.
She wrote Severus another note, asking if he had got the previous letter and if he still wanted to meet up with her. Again the bird had returned without a reply.
Two weeks later, the Marshalls moved house, due to an increase in Death Eater activity near where they lived. Mr Marshall feared for his Muggle wife. Once more Elektra wrote to Severus, telling him her new address, saying she hoped he was safe and well, and all but pleaded for a reply. This time, the owl took a week to return, and with no reply.
That was the week Elektra Marshall’s heart broke clean in two.